according to our reporting here at cnn, cnn's fran townsend saying, sue see it side bomber that did this attack in turkey was known to american and other intelligence agencies. again, it seems that we have information and aren't always able to act on it in time. is this a sign of a failure on the part of the united states? >> there's no way to know. i think we've got to wait for the investigation to come out. i think one of the other lessons of benghazi is it's a really bad idea to start speculating before you've got the facts. it may turn out that screwed up on this one, that it was preventible. on the record, the good news is he didn't get past the first checkpoi checkpoint. we weren't able to stop him altogether but we kept him from doing more damage than he wanted to do. >> this person didn't get past the first ring of security. this is how these staugss are supposed to be, fortress like. i spoke to jon huntsman a week after benghazi, let me play what he had to say. i think it's more powerful coming from his mouth than mine, here he is. >> but our consulates, particularly those that